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... force . Nearly all Europe had been engaged in the struggle , and the cause of Rome had been van- quished . Nay , the Papal Court had been even foiled in the more congenial field of negotiation and diplomacy . The influence exer- cised ...
... force . Nearly all Europe had been engaged in the struggle , and the cause of Rome had been van- quished . Nay , the Papal Court had been even foiled in the more congenial field of negotiation and diplomacy . The influence exer- cised ...
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... force of mercenaries , which obtained in most of the German States after the war , contributed to the same result , by enabling the Princes to usurp the rights of their subjects . The provisions of 10 THE GERMAN EMPIRE WEAKENED . [ CHAP ...
... force of mercenaries , which obtained in most of the German States after the war , contributed to the same result , by enabling the Princes to usurp the rights of their subjects . The provisions of 10 THE GERMAN EMPIRE WEAKENED . [ CHAP ...
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... plans occupied the imagination of Alberoni and his Sovereign , when the finances should have been re - established , and the naval and military forces of the kingdom restored to their ancient CHAP . XLIII . ] DUKE OF ORLEANS REGENT .
... plans occupied the imagination of Alberoni and his Sovereign , when the finances should have been re - established , and the naval and military forces of the kingdom restored to their ancient CHAP . XLIII . ] DUKE OF ORLEANS REGENT .
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... force of 8,000 men to assist in the defence of Corfù . But before his prepara- tions were complete , he was hurried into a war with the Emperor by a comparatively trivial incident . In May , 1717 , the Grand Inquisitor of Spain , in ...
... force of 8,000 men to assist in the defence of Corfù . But before his prepara- tions were complete , he was hurried into a war with the Emperor by a comparatively trivial incident . In May , 1717 , the Grand Inquisitor of Spain , in ...
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... force , which , however , he entirely defeated . Belgrade capitulated on the 18th . The Porte now renewed its offers ... forces against Spain , and he therefore appealed to the Triple Alliance against the violation of Italian neutrality ...
... force , which , however , he entirely defeated . Belgrade capitulated on the 18th . The Porte now renewed its offers ... forces against Spain , and he therefore appealed to the Triple Alliance against the violation of Italian neutrality ...
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